Another morning
Alarm clock droning
Sleepy head’s warning
Waking and groaning
Almost hitting snooze
Crawling out of bed
Mind singin’ the blues
Brain needs to be fed
Morning brew ready
Caffeine right on time
Never unsteady
Brilliance set to rhyme
Arriving at work
Second cup in hand
Tackling paperwork
French roast takes command
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.
From Psalm 89:8-9: “O Lord God of hosts, who is as mighty as you, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds you. You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.”
Approaching storms
Burdened with fear
Now darkness forms
Hope’s light unclear
Tempest brewing
Drowning with fright
Life’s undoing
Faith must invite
Our Prince of Peace
Seeing our plight
Renews life’s lease
Turns night to light
Lord’s mighty voice
Storm’s rage resigns
Angels rejoice
Peace rules divine
Heart’s calmness grows
Lord takes control
Dark chaos slows
Christ on patrol
From Psalm 107:28-29: “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out from their distress; He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.”
Here is a familiar hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save.” While I have used this hymn in the past, this shortened version features the true intensity of the “tempest brewing.” We can always look to our Father’s strength to help us persevere.
The most luxurious possession, the richest treasure anybody has, is his personal dignity.
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
God deserves first place in your life . . . and you deserve the experience of putting Him there.
From Exodus 20:1-3: “Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.”
Instead of looking at what’s depressing, look at what’s a blessing.
Spend less time trying to change someone and more time trying to love and understand them.
Eastern Montana’s McCone County settles in for another anxious night. Possible dry thunderstorms with lightning threaten to ignite the prairie’s parched grass.
Once again playing lookout for any possible lightning-caused wildfires, Randy sits perched on top of the highest hill on his ranch. Watching from his pickup truck with a full 500-gallon water tank resting in the back, he’s on patrol until dawn on this stormy night.
Around midnight, the storm seems to be moving to the south and east, and Randy’s eyes leave the prairie for a quick moment. An opening in the dark clouds allows him to view the midnight’s constellation, which brings a welcome break in his concentration. He still has several hours to go until the early morning light will signal the end of his nightly chore.
Sitting alone, Randy’s thoughts speak to the Lord in the heaven’s cosmos. Opening up to his Father in prayer, he offers praise and thanks for the quiet night. He also prays for his neighbors and their continued faith and perseverance.
Suddenly realizing the time, Randy brings his eyes back to the darkened landscape. To the east, the beginning of a new day is peeking just over the horizon. Rubbing his eyes, he looks forward to a short morning nap when he arrives back at the family home.
For the first time in many nights, he feels a different kind of peace covering the land. The latest forecast for the coming night calls for a bit of rain with cooler temperatures and little wind. Amen!
This informative post will be posted on Saturday along with my usual writing. We can all appreciate some of the lesser known facts from around the world.
Alexander Graham Bell never set out to invent the telephone. It was a by-product of his efforts to create a device that might help his wife and mother, both of whom were deaf, hear and communicate better.
American dentists use 26,000 pounds of gold per year for fillings, crowns, and inlays.
These facts have been discovered in I NEVER KNEW THAT by David Hoffman (2009).
Appreciate
Day’s treasures
Each precious minute
Fleeting moments pass by
Photographs
Freedom’s
Challenging task
Brick by brick
Renewing democracy’s fragile road
Courage
Legendary
Life journey
Childhood’s early dreams
Maturing into life’s amazing
Accomplishments
This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
A man is in a great place when he has no one to turn to but God.
From Hebrews 9:24: “For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but He entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.”
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